An Indian minister caused outrage last night when he blamed a Swiss woman who
was gang-raped and robbed in central India for failing to inform police of
her travel plans.

Six men were said to have confessed yesterday to the horrific attack on the
woman and her husband, who were on a cycling holiday visiting tourist
attractions such as the Taj Mahal and Gwalior Fort. The husband was tied to
a tree while several men raped his wife.

Umashankar Gupta, the Home Minister of Madhya Pradesh, where the attack took
place, appeared to place the blame on the victims. “The